A veteran Nollywood sctor, Saint Obi, is dead. He died earlier in the week in Jos, the Plateau State capital at the age of 58, after a protracted illness.
Report said that his remains have been deposited at the morgue in Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH).
A source in the movie industry confirmed his death today, May 13.
The Actors’ Guild of Nigeria (AGN) is said to be on a fact-finding mission on his death following news that he died in his sister’s home.
Saint Obi came onto the acting scene in 1996 after doing a commercial for Peugeot on NTA and went on to feature in more than 100 movies including Sakobi, Festival of Fire, State of Emergency and others.
He was born Obinna Nwafor in 1965 in the Port Harcourt city of Rivers State. His parents later moved to Jos where he had his early education.
Saint Obi graduated from the University of Jos after studying theatre arts. The movie star was known by several nicknames like James Bond of Nollywood, Saint of the Moviedom, etc.
Source: Qed.ng
